Dimiourgós (Demiurge) - The Dimiourgós is Zefs (Zeus) as Creator, but the Dimiourgós does not create the universe out of nothing, as they say of the Christian god, but rather, he reveals what pre-exists and has potential.

Dimítir (Demeter) - Dimítir is the great Goddess of agriculture who is associated with the Mysteries.

Kourítæs (Curetes) - The Kourítæs play a role in the Mystíria and the mythology of the infancy of mighty Zefs.

Kouros - Kouri are deified young men, often depicted in sculpture as standing naked young men.

Krónos (Cronus) - Krónos is the fourth in the succession of The Six Vasileis (Kings).

There is a great myth of Ællinismόs (Hellenismos; Gr. Ἑλληνισμός), the ancient Greek religion, in the Politikós (Statesman; Gr. Πολιτικός), a dialogue of the philosopher Plátohn (Plato; Gr. Πλάτων), which concerns Krónos: The Age of Krónos and the Reversal of Time.

Lachesis - See Mírai.

Lákhæsis (Lachesis) - See Mírai.

Law - See Nómos.

Mírai (Moirai) - The Mírai are three Goddesses known collectively as the Fates.

Plíthohn, YæóhryiosYæmistósorPlethon - Yæóhryios YæmistósPlíthohn was a Neoplatonic philosopher who had a seminal influence on the Italian Renaissance.

"...to see in whatever forms our horizon, nothing but fields, houses, or trees, is to be but superficial; all the aspects of things are thoughts of God." (Victor Hugo, speaking of the splendor of Paris. From Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Marius, Book First, Chapter 5. Translated by Charles E. Wilbour in 1862. As can be found in the 1998 Everyman's Library edition, Alfred A. Knopf, [New York, London, Toronto] on p. 577)

The logo to the left is the principal symbol of this website. It is called the CESS logo, i.e. the Children of the Earth and the Starry Sky. The Pætilía (Petelia, Πετηλία) and other golden tablets having this phrase (Γῆς παῖς εἰμί καὶ Οὐρανοῦ ἀστερόεντος) are the inspiration for the symbol. The image represents this idea: Earth (divisible substance) and the Sky (continuous substance) are the two kozmogonic substances. The twelve stars represent the Natural Laws, the dominions of the Olympian Gods. In front of these symbols is the seven-stringed kithára (cithara, κιθάρα),the lyre of Apóllohn (Apollo, Ἀπόλλων). It (here) represents the bond between Gods and mortals and is representative that we are the children of Orphéfs (Orpheus, Ὀρφεύς).

PLEASE NOTE: Throughout the pages of this website, you will find fascinating stories about our Gods. These narratives are known as mythology, the traditional stories of the Gods and Heroes. While these tales are great mystical vehicles containing transcendent truth, they are symbolic and should not be taken literally. A literal reading will frequently yield an erroneous result. The meaning of the myths is concealed in code. To understand them requires a key. For instance, when a God kills someone, this usually means a transformation of the soul to a higher level. Similarly, sexual union with a God is a transformation

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